Book Review - A New Light on the Veda
In this post I will write a review of the book " A New Light on the Veda " by by Shri T V Kapali Sastry published by SAKSHI Bangalore which I finished reading yesterday. Book: A New Light on the Veda (English) Author: Shri T V Kapali Sastry Publication: SAKSHI Bangalore Finished reading "A New Light on the Veda". A very satisfying and fulfilling read it was. For those unaware, Shri Kapali Sastry , a disciple of Sri Aurobindo was an erudite Sanskrit Pandit, who belonged to the Symbolic school of Rig Vedic thought as proposed by the great Bengali Yogi Sri Aurobindo. This was in direct contrast to Mimasaka Ritualist school as popularized by Sayanacharya , later by Western Indologists and Indian academician following in their footsteps. Shri T V Kapali Sastry The original work was in Sanskrit - what I read was an English translation by prolific writer and spiritual giant Shri M P Pandit . The book systematically dismantles t...